JP4387966B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, in the pachinko machine or a slot game machine, such as machines, relates game media by operating the rotary operating handle in the gaming machine so as to fire on board.

  In a conventional gaming machine, for example, in the case of a pachinko gaming machine, it is possible to start a game simply by automatically launching a gaming ball on the gaming board while adjusting the rotation angle of the rotary operation handle. By using light and voice effects, the player is visually and audibly stimulated to increase their willingness to play and not to get bored.

In general, the volume of the effect produced by the sound of the pachinko gaming machine is such that the volume is adjusted on the hall side and the player cannot adjust the volume without permission.
For this reason, some players have problems such as difficulty in hearing sounds and excessive sound volume.

On the other hand, in recent years, using a receiver such as headphones or earphones, for example, a television image is displayed on a display unit provided on a game board and listened to the appropriate sound separately from the production by the sound of a pachinko game machine. The thing which made it possible was proposed (refer patent document 1).
JP 2003-340136 A

  However, the above-mentioned method does not directly improve the conventional problems. Conversely, a player wears a receiver and plays a game while listening to audio information different from the sound produced by the pachinko machine. In such a case, a new problem may occur that a notification sound necessary for a player emitted from a pachinko gaming machine may be missed.

The present invention has been made in view of the conventional problems, the gaming machine player can adjust the volume of sound to be generated easily from the gaming machine during the game in accordance with the tastes of the player The purpose is to provide.

  Each composition of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned subject is as follows.

A gaming machine according to claim 1 is provided with a rotary operation handle as a driving opportunity of a launch driving means for launching a game medium into the machine, a voice control means and a voice generating means for effecting voice production. In the machine, a ball detection sensor for detecting a game medium to be launched in accordance with the operation of the rotary operation handle, an adjustment unit displaceable in the circumferential direction along the outer periphery of the rotary operation handle, and the adjustment unit Volume control means comprising a volume control means for adjusting the volume of the sound generated from the sound generation means in accordance with the amount of displacement, and a volume for regulating the operation of the volume control means separately from the rotary operation handle and a regulation restricting means, said volume control regulating means, in a state in which the player operates the rotary operating handle with one hand, is positioned so as to be operated by the same hand, the volume control means When operating the volume adjustment restricting means, the volume adjustment restricting means is disposed at a position where it can be operated with the same finger at the same time, and the volume adjustment restricting means is triggered when the hitting ball detection sensor detects the game medium. The regulation state of the adjusting means can be released by an operation .

According to a second aspect of the gaming machine , in addition to the configuration described in the first aspect , the voice control unit is configured to perform an operation of firing a game medium by the rotary operation handle after the volume control by the volume control unit is finished. After a predetermined time elapses after the stop, the sound volume is returned to the preset initial volume.

In addition to the configuration described in claim 1 or 2 , the gaming machine described in claim 3 is configured so that the sound control means has the sound volume when the right relating to the lottery determination obtained by winning in the game is not digested. The sound volume adjusted by the adjusting means is maintained.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotary operation handle serving as a driving opportunity of the launch drive means for launching the game medium into the machine, a voice control means and a voice generation means for performing an effect notification by voice. In the gaming machine, an adjustment unit that can be displaced in a circumferential direction along the outer periphery of the rotary operation handle, and a volume control unit that adjusts a volume of a sound generated from the sound generation unit according to a displacement amount of the adjustment unit. The volume control means provided and the volume control regulation means for regulating the operation of the volume control means separately from the rotary operation handle, so that the player can play during the game according to the player's preference. Since the volume of the sound generated from the gaming machine can be easily adjusted, the gaming performance of the gaming machine can be enhanced and the progress of the game can be promoted without getting the player bored.

Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 1, said volume control regulating means in addition to the effects described above, in response to the launch ball detection sensor detects the game medium, the restricted state of the volume control means By enabling the release by the operation, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of the volume adjusting means.

Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 1, in addition to the effects described above, the volume adjustment regulating unit, in a state where the player operates the rotary operating handle with one hand, which can be operated by the same hand When the volume adjusting means is arranged at a position and is arranged at a position where the same finger can be operated at the same time when operating the volume adjustment regulating means, the volume can be easily adjusted by one-hand operation.

According to the invention described in claim 2 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 , after the sound volume adjustment by the sound volume control means is completed, the game medium by the rotary operation handle is Even if the player finishes the game while adjusting to his or her preferred volume by returning to the preset initial volume after a lapse of a predetermined time after stopping the firing operation, the next player When starting a new game, you can easily adjust the volume to your liking without having to return the volume to its initial state.

According to the invention described in claim 3 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, when the voice control means is not digested the right to the lottery determination obtained by winning a game By maintaining the volume adjusted by the volume control means, even if the game medium is not fired, it is considered that the game is in progress, and the player is encouraged to proceed with the game to further enhance the game playability. Can be increased.

  Various game machines installed in so-called halls and the like can play various games (games) based on supply of medals with a diameter of about 25 (mm), game balls with an outer diameter of about 11 (mm) and other game media. Can be done.

  The above-mentioned various conventional gaming machines are based on their respective gaming characteristics, and the law on the optimization of customs business and the law on the optimization of business (hereinafter referred to as the “Fair Management Optimization Act”) and the enforcement of the law According to the rules, it is classified as pachinko gaming machines, rotary gaming machines, etc.

  The above pachinko gaming machines are further classified as follows according to the difference in the electric accessory provided therein.

"Type 1"
This is a gaming machine equipped with an accessory continuous actuating device relating to a first type special electric accessory.
Specifically, when a game ball wins a specific winning opening, the variation mode of the identification information is displayed on the display provided in the game area, and then the predetermined stop mode of the identification information is displayed. Thus, the content is to shift from a normal gaming state to a gaming state that is more beneficial to the player than this.

"Type 2"
This is a gaming machine in which the accessory continuous operation device related to the second type special electric accessory is mounted.
Specifically, when a game ball wins a specific winning opening, the opening / closing operation of the wing of the accessory arranged in the game area is performed once or twice, and during the opening / closing operation, The content of the game ball is that the game ball is won and a game state beneficial to the player is transferred from the normal game state by winning a so-called V zone in the game.

"Type 3"
While a predetermined condition for transitioning from a normal gaming state to a gaming state that is more beneficial to the player is satisfied, a game is given to a specific prize opening in order to make the gaming state beneficial to that player. The content is required to win a ball.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, among game balls and medals shown as the game medium, a game machine that uses a game ball to play a game. For example, a pachinko game machine that is a bullet ball game machine, and more specifically, a prepaid for reading information recorded on a prepaid card on one side of the pachinko game machine provided with the first type of electric accessory described above. A configuration in which card units (hereinafter referred to as “CR units”) 16 are arranged in parallel will be described.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine and a CR unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine with a tray door removed.
In the present embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine is shown as a bullet ball gaming machine as described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine A according to the present embodiment covers the gaming board 1 on the gaming machine main body 2 in which the gaming area 1a is fixed so that the gaming area 1a can be seen from the front. The main door 3 and the tray-attached door 4 are arranged in the vertical direction and are configured to be opened and closed freely.

  The above-mentioned gaming machine main body 2 has a size of about 800 × 500 (mm) in length and width, and is arranged in a so-called island facility or the like by being installed in an outer frame 5 made of wood, for example, installed in a hall or the like. It is supposed to be fixed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the main door 3 has a transparent plate 7 formed of glass, resin, or the like fitted in a door plate 6 having a substantially circular window hole 3a through which a game board 1 whose details will be described later can be seen. A frame lamp 8 is disposed at the upper center of the door plate 6, and speakers 9, 9 are disposed on the left and right sides of the frame lamp.

  The main door 3 is locked and unlocked with respect to the gaming machine body 2 by a lock mechanism (not shown).

  The game board 1 is, for example, a wooden board having a substantially square shape of about 400 to 500 (millimeters) in length and width, is disposed to face the window hole 3a of the main door 3, and is relative to the gaming machine main body 2. Detachable.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a launch drive device 11 is disposed slightly toward the left side, and a game ball storage unit 12 is disposed at a substantially central portion on the front surface of the gaming machine main body 2 covered with the door 4 with a saucer. ing.

  On the upper side of the door 4 with a saucer, a saucer provided with a guide passage that can store a large number of paid-out game balls a, and guides the game balls a to the firing drive device 11. 13, and a rotating operation handle (hereinafter referred to as “operation handle”) H and a rotatable ashtray 14 are disposed on both lower sides of the tray 13. ing.

  Reference numerals 15 and 15 denote discharge buttons for discharging the game balls a stored in the tray 13 to a game ball collection box (not shown) also called a so-called dollar box.

  The operation handle H is for performing a launching operation toward a game area 1a, which will be described later in detail, in which the game ball a guided by the launch drive device 11 is partitioned in the game board 1.

  On the upper side of the ashtray 14, a convex portion 19 in which a card return button 17 and a lending ball button 18 of the prepaid card C inserted into the card insertion slot 16 a of the CR unit 16 are disposed is formed. On the upper side, a convex part 20 having the same diameter and the same size is formed at a position symmetrical to the convex part 19 in front view.

  Note that the tray-attached door 4 is locked and unlocked with respect to the gaming machine main body 2 by a lock mechanism (not shown), like the main door 3 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a large number of game nails 21... Are provided on the front of the game board 1 as shown in FIG. By surrounding the gauge, the guide rails 22 and 23 that divide and form a game area 1a having a diameter of about 300 (millimeters) in a substantially circular shape are bent.

  In the vicinity of the terminal portion of the guide rail 22, a launch ball detection sensor 22a that detects the game ball a to be launched is provided.

  In a substantially central portion of the game area 1a, a so-called center accessory 80 is disposed at a position recessed rearward from the game board surface as a specific game area partitioned into a substantially rectangular shape by the liquid crystal frame member 25.

  Here, the structure of the center accessory 80 and its vicinity will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the center accessory of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment and the configuration in the vicinity thereof.

  The center accessory 80 mainly includes a display unit (hereinafter referred to as a display) 24 disposed in the center, and a game ball storage unit that temporarily stores and plays the game balls a below the display 24. And a stage 28.

  The display 24 is composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, has a horizontally long substantially rectangular shape, and is disposed at a position recessed backward from the game board surface by a substantially rectangular liquid crystal frame member 25 surrounding the display 24. Yes.

  On the front surface of the upper frame portion 25a of the liquid crystal frame member 25, there is provided a specific reservation number display portion 26 in which four specific reservation number display lamps 26a, 26b, 26c, and 26d are arranged in a horizontal row. These four specific number-of-holds display lamps 26a, 26b, 26c, and 26d indicate the number of times that it can be determined whether or not the normal gaming state shifts to a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player. The number of so-called “reserved balls”, which is a state display in which the determination of the ball that has won the specific winning opening 37 is suspended during the display 24 (before the lottery result notification), is shown.

  In addition, the left and right side walls 25c, 25c of the liquid crystal frame member 25 are staged with game balls that are communicated with the first winning opening 31 through a warp passage (not shown) and guided from the game area 1a into the center accessory 80. The game ball introduction portions 30 and 30 to be introduced onto 28 are provided so as to project toward the inside of the liquid crystal frame member 25 with the outlet hole 30a for dropping the game ball a facing substantially downward.

In the upper part 28a, the stage 28 is formed in a wave shape in which both side ends and the central part are lowered in a front view. Specifically, a guide groove 28a1 that is recessed downward in the front-rear direction when viewed from the front is formed in a substantially central portion of the upper portion 28a, and upward in the width direction on the left and right sides across the guide groove 28a1. Convex portions 28a2 and 28a2 bulging in an arc shape, and a game ball receiving portion 28a3 inclined in an arc shape continuously downward from the convex portion 28a2.
Note that the stage surface that receives the fall of the game ball a has a downward slope that slopes from the rear to the front.

  The guide groove 28a1 is configured to be located substantially directly above the specific winning opening 37 in a front view on the game board 1.

  On the other hand, the lower portion 28 b of the stage 28 is formed to project downward in an arc shape along the lower frame portion 25 b on the lower side of the liquid crystal frame member 25.

  The game ball a dropped on the stage 28 temporarily accumulates and moves on the stage 28, and moves along the guide groove 28a1 with the convex portion 28a2 interposed therebetween, for example, a game ball receiving portion 28a3. It goes to the outside of the center object 80 through a route along the line.

  A first winning port 31 for winning a game ball is provided above the center accessory 80. The first winning port 31 communicates with a so-called warp passage (not shown) that guides the game ball a passing through the back side of the game board 1 and into the center accessory 80.

  A first winning ball detection sensor 31 a for detecting a game ball a winning in the first winning port 31 is provided near the winning port of the first winning port 31.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the game area 1a on both sides of the center bonus 80 passes through the upper windmills 33, 33 ′ and the game ball a, which is a winning opening for dropping again. The winning openings (hereinafter referred to as “through chuckers”) 34 and 34 ′ and the lower windmills 35 and 35 ′ are formed in a “C” shape when viewed from the front of the game board 1 and are arranged at a required interval. In addition, a specific winning port 37 as a starting port near the electric tulip 36 is disposed in the lower central portion of the center accessory 80.

  The upper and lower windmills 33, 33 ′, 35, and 35 ′ change the direction in which the game ball a falls, and are of the windmill type.

  The through-chuckers 34 and 34 'are used as an opportunity for the normal symbol LED (not shown) to be variably displayed when the game ball a passes through the through-chuckers 34 and 34'. 34a 'is provided.

  A through-chucker winning ball detection sensor 34b for detecting the game ball a that has passed through the through-chuckers 34, 34 'is provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the through-chuckers 34, 34'.

  The electric tulip 36 includes a pair of movable pieces 36a, 36a for expanding and contracting the specific winning opening 37, and a solenoid (not shown) as an actuator for driving the pair.

  The movable pieces 36a, 36a can be moved between an expanded position (A) where the game ball a can be easily won and a contracted position (B) where the game ball a can not be easily won. Yes.

  A start winning ball detection sensor 56 (see FIG. 5) is disposed in the specific winning opening 37, and the game ball a fired from the launch driving device 11 is detected by the start winning ball detection sensor 56. Thus, a lottery for determining a jackpot or the like, a special symbol (identification information) variation mode, a stop mode (including a temporary stop mode) are displayed on the display 24, and a predetermined number of game balls are awarded. It is an opportunity to pay out as a ball.

  “Special design” includes numbers, letters and other symbols.

  The “special symbol (identification information) variation mode” refers to display content in which the special symbol is moving up and down at high speed, for example.

  The “special symbol (identification information) stop mode” refers to a state in which the display content is fixed.

  “Temporary stop mode of special symbol (identification information)” refers to a state in which display content is not fixed. Specifically, numbers and the like are displayed in a state where they are vibrated finely in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  Chuckers (hereinafter simply referred to as “chuckers”) 39, 39 ′, which are the winning holes for the game ball a, are arranged on the left and right sides of the specific winning hole 37 with a predetermined interval. A large winning opening 40 is disposed below 37.

  The chuckers 39 and 39 'are designed so that a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls when the game balls win the prizes, and prize opening instruction lamps 39a and 39a' are provided on the front thereof. Yes.

  A decorative member 44 having an out port 43 for collecting the game balls a that have not won is arranged below the big winning port 40.

Here, the configuration of the operation handle H and the vicinity thereof according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the operation handle and the vicinity thereof according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the operation handle H is integrally provided with a handle main body H <b> 2 on a hollow cylindrical boss H <b> 1 protruding from the tray-attached door 4.

The handle body H2 has a spherical shape projecting in a substantially hemispherical shape, and a base portion on the boss portion H1 side of the spherical shape is substantially parallel to the surface of the door 4 with the saucer and along the outer peripheral portion of the handle body H2. A ring-shaped operation portion H3 that is rotatable in the circumferential direction is provided over the entire circumference of the sphere.
A mechanism that allows the game ball to be launched and the strength of the launch to be adjusted by rotating the operation portion H3 in the clockwise direction is incorporated in the operation handle H.

  The operation portion H3 has a plurality of finger hook portions H4a, H4b, and H4c that radially protrude outward in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery thereof.

  By the way, the state in which the player holds the operation handle H is usually when the right hand is operated, with the thumb on the left side, the middle finger and the index finger on the upper side, and the ring finger and little finger on the right side. Each is designed to be located.

  Therefore, as an example, the finger-hanging portion H4a protrudes greatly to the left so as to hang on the upper side of the player's thumb operated by the right hand, and the player's index finger or It protrudes substantially upward and diagonally to the left so that the middle finger can be hooked, and approximately upward so that the player's ring finger or little finger can be hooked between the finger hooks H4b and H4c.

  Further, on the hemispherical outer peripheral portion of the handle body H2, for example, a volume switch (adjustable operation with the thumb near the position where the thumb of the right hand is placed when the player operates the operation handle H with the right hand) An adjustment unit 91 is provided.

  The volume switch 91 is provided so as to be slidable along the outer periphery of the handle body H2 in the circumferential direction (the direction of rotation about the boss H1), and the displacement can be achieved by displacing the volume switch 91. The volume of the effect notification by the sound generated from the speaker (sound generation means) 9 is adjusted by a volume control section (volume control means) 92 described later according to the amount.

  In the present embodiment, the volume is controlled to increase as the slider is displaced in the opposite direction (counterclockwise direction) to the operation unit H3. With this configuration, the volume is hardly adjusted in accordance with the handle operation.

  That is, the volume control means 93 is mainly constructed by the volume switch 91 and the volume control unit 92.

  In addition, a push button type volume adjustment restriction switch (volume adjustment restriction means) 94 is provided below the tray 13 and above the operation handle H on the lower side of the door 4 with the tray.

  The volume adjustment regulation switch 94 is used when adjusting the volume of the effect notification by the voice of the pachinko gaming machine A, and the volume adjustment regulation switch 94 is operated while the operation handle H is operated. The volume can be adjusted by the volume switch 91.

The volume adjustment restriction switch 94 is disposed at a position where the player can operate with the same finger (index finger or middle finger) while holding the operation handle H with one finger (ringing finger or little finger) and operating the game. .
Specifically, for example, when a player with a standard physique operates the operation handle H with the right hand, the player is placed at a position that can be sufficiently reached when the index finger or middle finger of the right hand is extended to the receiving door 4 side. .

Next, the circuit system will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

  Reference numeral 45 denotes a main control device which is a computer, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 46, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 47 in which a control program, a game machine program of the present invention, and the like are stored, and a work memory (random number) of the CPU 46. A random access memory (RAM) 48 as a memory (including a memory) and a crystal oscillation circuit unit 49 are included.

  The CPU 46 has a function of controlling the entire pachinko gaming machine A in accordance with the control program stored in the ROM 47.

  The crystal oscillation circuit unit 49 divides the oscillation pulse to generate a timing pulse, for example, every 4 (milliseconds) serving as a reference for the control operation.

  The ROM 47 stores a control program, a game machine program according to the present invention, and the like.

  The RAM 48 is capable of recording a required amount of information, such as a game history and game profits acquired during the transition to a game state advantageous to the player.

  The “game history” is a time-lapse record of game contents that have been performed since the power of the apparatus was turned on in the pachinko gaming machine A. For example, the above-described through-chuckers 34, 34 ′ and chucker 39, 39 'includes the number of game balls a won in a predetermined time, the opening time and number of times of the opening / closing door of the big prize opening 40, the number of game balls won in the big prize opening 40, and the like.

  The game history and the like are not limited to being stored in the RAM 48 or the like according to an example of the information recording medium. For example, a removable memory such as a smart medium, that is, a portable information recording medium or a built-in hard disk It may be recorded on the non-portable information recording medium.

  The main control device 45 (CPU 46) executes the control program stored in the ROM 47 and the game machine program of the present invention, thereby executing the required items shown below together with the RAM 48 and the sub control devices described later. It comes to realize the function.

In other words, the game machine program of the present invention is a game comprising a rotary operation handle as a driving opportunity of a launch drive means for launching a game medium into the machine, a sound control means and a sound generation means for performing a sound effect notification. In the game machine program used for the machine,
(1) Volume adjustment function for adjusting the volume of the sound generated from the sound generation means (2) The volume adjustment regulation function for regulating the volume adjustment function is realized in a computer constituting the gaming machine, and the player's preference Accordingly, the player can easily adjust the volume of the sound generated from the gaming machine during the game.

In the present embodiment, the game machine program of the present invention has the following steps in order to realize the above-described functions.
(1) Step for determining whether or not a game ball is being fired (2) Step for determining whether or not the volume adjustment restriction switch 94 is being pressed (3) Making volume adjustment by the volume switch 91 effective (4) Step for determining whether or not a game ball launching operation is being performed (5) Step for determining whether or not the player has the right to the lottery determination obtained by winning (6) Lottery A step of determining whether or not all the rights related to the determination have been processed (7) A step of returning to the default volume after a predetermined time has elapsed

  The main control device 45 (CPU 46) realizes the following functions together with the RAM 48 and sub-control devices described later by executing a control program stored in the ROM 47.

(1) A function for generating a random number for determination (hereinafter referred to as “random number generating means 46a”).
In this embodiment, the numerical range for generating the random number is assumed to be “0 to 699”, and based on the random number generated within this numerical range, the jackpot determination random number related to the transition to the jackpot state, and other than that A random number for determination is assigned.
Further, for example, random numbers for determination other than those for jackpot determination are “0 to 39” as a random number generation range for determining an effect variation pattern, “0 to 11” as a random number generation range for display symbol selection, and the like. .

(2) A function of changing to a gaming state advantageous to the player (hereinafter referred to as “gaming state changing means 52”).
In this embodiment, the gaming state change means 52, the main controller 45 (CPU 46), constitutes the movable control devices 53.

(3) A function of shifting to a gaming state more advantageous to the player, changed by the gaming state changing unit 52 (hereinafter referred to as “gaming state shifting unit 46b”).
In the present embodiment, “a gaming state that is more advantageous for the player” means that the movable piece 36 a of the electric tulip 36 is expanded or contracted.

(4) A function for determining whether or not a big hit has been made (hereinafter referred to as “big hit determination means 46c”).
In the present embodiment, the determination is started when the game ball is detected by the start winning ball detection sensor 56 disposed in the specific winning port 37, and the determination is made by the CPU 46 of the main controller 45. The determination is performed based on the random number for determination and the above-described table for determining whether or not the image is stored in the ROM 47.

  The probability of hitting the jackpot is about 1/350 by selecting two jackpot values from “0 to 699” as the generation range of the random numbers for the determination of success / failure.

(5) A function for shifting to the big hit state (hereinafter referred to as “hit state changing means 46d”)
As described above, the “big hit state” is an aspect in which the open / close door of the big prize opening 40 is opened for a predetermined time, and this aspect is a passing area (so-called V zone) provided in the big prize opening 40. When a game ball wins (not shown), it is continuously repeated a predetermined number of times.

  In addition, it is possible to include transition to a high-probability gaming state that is a jackpot with a higher probability than in the normal gaming state within a predetermined period after the jackpot state ends.

(6) Volume adjustment function for adjusting the volume of voice production notification (hereinafter referred to as “volume adjustment means 93”).
In the present embodiment, the volume control unit 92 adjusts the volume according to the amount of displacement of the volume switch 91 by displacing the volume switch 91.

  Further, the volume adjusting means 93 is a volume adjustment restriction switch (volume adjustment restriction) triggered by the operation of the operation handle H from a state in which the volume adjustment by the volume switch 91 is restricted (operation invalid) in a normal gaming state. (Means) 94 allows the restriction to be released (operation is effective).

  On the input side of the main controller 45, a start winning ball detection sensor 56, a big winning ball detection sensor 57, a continuous ball detection sensor 58, a passing winning ball detection sensor are provided via an input interface 55 in addition to a power supply device 54. 59, other winning ball detection sensor 60, gaming ball payout detection sensor 61, error detection sensor 62, through chucker winning ball detection sensor 34b, launch ball detection sensor 22a, volume switch 91, volume adjustment regulation switch 94, operation handle H Etc. are connected.

  On the output side of the main controller 45, in addition to the centralized management device 63, a design control device 65, a lamp control device 66, a voice control device 67, a payout control device 68, which will be described in detail later, via an output interface 64. Each sub-control device such as the movable object control device 53 is connected.

The details of each sub-control device described above are as follows.
The symbol control device 65 is provided with a CPU 65A, a ROM 65B and a RAM 65C connected to the CPU 65A. The output side of the symbol control device 65 is connected to the CPU 65A via a video display processor (VDP) 70. A display 24 is connected.

  The symbol controller 65 controls the display 24 via the video display processor 70 based on the control signal transmitted from the main controller 45.

  The lamp control device 66 includes a CPU 66A, and a ROM 66B and a RAM 66C connected to the CPU 66A. Based on the control signal transmitted from the main control device 45, the specific hold number display lamps 26a to 26d, It has a function of controlling the blinking of the prize opening instruction lamps 34a, 34a, 39a, 39a ', the panel surface and the main door-related electric lights 71 and the like.

  The voice control device 67 is equipped with a CPU 67A, a ROM 67B and a RAM 67C connected to the CPU 67A, and is arranged on the main door 3 based on a control signal transmitted from the main control device 45. In addition to having a function of controlling the speaker 9 and the sound generation device 73 including a sound processor, it has a function of adjusting the volume based on an output signal from the volume switch 91.

  The payout control device 68 includes a CPU 68A, a ROM 68B and a RAM 68C connected to the CPU 68A. Based on a control signal transmitted from the main control device 45, the game ball payout device 74 and the above-described CR It has a function of controlling the unit 16.

  Reference numeral 75 is a ball lending signal control device, and in this embodiment, is connected to a circuit so as to be able to directly communicate with the payout control device 68.

  The movable object control device 53 controls the driving of the electric tulip 36 and the open / close door of the special winning opening 40 as appropriate.

  Reference numeral 69 denotes a launch control device, which is based on the game ball launch signal from the operation handle H, the game ball launch stop signal from the launch stop button 11a, and the control signal transmitted from the main controller 45. It has a function to control.

  The processing operation of the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above is executed based on each control program centering on the main controller 45, triggered by input signals from the sensors.

Here, the details of the volume control process by the volume controller 92 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the volume adjustment control process of the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the volume of the effect notification generated from the sound generation device 73 is preset to a minimum volume in the volume controller 92 in advance. If the operation of the volume switch 91 is in an effective state, the volume can be continuously adjusted according to the displacement amount of the volume switch 91.

  Step S1 (abbreviated as S1 in FIG. 6, the same applies hereinafter): It is confirmed whether or not the player is operating the operation handle H. By operating the operation handle H, the game ball a is launched and the game is started. When the operation handle H is operated, the process proceeds to step S2.

  Step S2: In the gaming state, it is confirmed whether or not the volume adjustment restriction switch 94 has been operated. When the volume adjustment restriction switch 94 is operated, the process proceeds to step S3.

  Step S3: The volume can be adjusted by the volume switch 91, and the volume switch 91 can be adjusted to the player's preferred volume. At this time, when the volume adjustment is finished and the operation of the volume adjustment restriction switch 94 is stopped, the volume control unit 92 restricts the volume adjustment and sets the volume at that time. Then, the process proceeds to step S4.

Step S4: It is confirmed whether or not the operation of the operation handle H is stopped.
When the operation of the operation handle H is stopped, the game ball is not fired. In this state, it is considered that the game has been stopped by the player, and the process proceeds to step S5.

  Step S5: It is confirmed whether or not a right related to the lottery determination obtained by winning a plurality of game balls a in the specific winning opening 37 during the game, that is, a so-called holding ball remains. If no reserved ball remains, the process proceeds to step S6.

  Step S6: It is confirmed whether or not all the lottery processes for determining the jackpot etc. and the fluctuation process of the special symbol have been completed. When all the fluctuation processes are completed, the process proceeds to step S7.

  Step S7: After 1 minute has passed since the variation process is completed, the volume control unit 92 cancels the volume setting set by the player and returns to the preset initial volume.

Thus, the volume adjustment control process is executed.
This processing operation is repeatedly executed.

  Since it comprised as mentioned above, according to this embodiment, the volume switch 91 which can be displaced to the circumferential direction along the outer peripheral part of the operation handle H, and the volume which adjusts a volume according to the displacement amount of this volume switch 91 By providing the control unit 92 and the volume adjustment regulation switch 94 that regulates the volume adjustment by the operation of the volume switch 91, the volume of the effect notification by voice according to the player's preference can be easily achieved by one-hand operation. Adjustments can be made easily.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the operation handle H is operated, the volume adjustment restriction switch 94 provided separately from the operation handle H is operated to cancel the volume adjustment restriction state by the volume switch 91. Since the volume switch 91 is moved by mistake during the game or the volume switch 91 is moved regardless of the state where the game is stopped, the volume is not adjusted. Incorrect operation can be prevented.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the player sets the sound volume by stopping the launch operation of the game ball, and all the variation processing such as lottery and special symbol variation for determining the big hit by the holding ball is completed. Then, the sound volume adjustment control process can be ended in a state where the game is surely stopped because the initial sound volume is restored after one minute has passed.

  As a result, when another player uses the same gaming machine, there is no need to return the volume to the initial setting, so that a new player can easily adjust the volume at the start of the game.

  In this embodiment, after the game is finished by the player, the sound effect notification volume is returned to the initial setting after one minute has passed. However, the present invention ends the volume adjustment control process by the volume control means. The operation is not limited, and an appropriate time setting and end condition may be set, and various developments are possible.

  For example, as a modification, if the volume adjustment restriction switch 94 is operated during the operation of the handle, the restriction may be released so that the volume adjustment by the volume switch 91 is performed for a certain period of time.

Further, as a condition for releasing the restriction by the volume adjustment restriction switch 94, “when the“ ball-shot detection sensor 22a ”detects that a game ball has been thrown as the handle is operated” may be set. . As a result, it is possible to prevent the restriction of volume adjustment based on the so-called “empty shot” that does not actually play a game ball by pretending to play a game.

  Note that the switches and the like described in the present embodiment appropriately employ a known switching device.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a control program for a conventional pachinko gaming machine is developed to adjust the volume of the effect notification by the sound generated from the sound generator 73, and the volume control function. By providing the volume adjustment regulation function to regulate, it is possible to easily adjust the volume of the effect notification by voice according to the player's preference.

  In the present embodiment, the volume switch 91 is configured to slide and displace along the outer periphery of the handle body H2. However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the volume switch.

  As a modification of the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a volume switch 191 may be used as a disk-shaped rotation switch, and the volume may be adjusted by rotationally displacing the switch.

  The volume switch 191 is disposed in the vicinity where the thumb of the right hand is disposed when the player operates the operation handle H with the right hand.

  A numerical value 191a indicating the volume level is printed on the surface 191a of the volume switch 191, and a reference mark 192 indicating the numerical value is indicated near the volume switch 191 of the handle body H2. It is attached.

  The volume switch 191 is rotatably provided, but it is easy to stop at a numerical position with moderation.

The volume control by the volume switch 191 can be performed in stages according to the numerical value indicating the volume level.
Note that the volume adjustment control process for adjusting the volume using the volume 191 is performed in the same manner as the volume adjustment control process of the above-described embodiment.

  With the configuration as described above, when the volume adjustment is performed by rotationally displacing the volume switch 191, it is possible to easily and appropriately adjust the volume without a slight shift of the set position.

In the present embodiment and its modifications, the pachinko gaming machine is taken as an example to describe the ball game machine adopting the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the ball game machine, for example, Even in a slot machine in which a coin is used instead of a game ball as a game medium and this coin is inserted into the game machine by means of triggering a game medium corresponding to the operation handle H, the configuration of the present invention It is possible to develop a control program.
By adopting the present invention also in the slot machine, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment and its modifications can be obtained.

1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine and a CR unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the state which removed the door with a saucer of the pachinko game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the center accessory and game ball path | route change means of the said pachinko game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation handle which comprises the said pachinko game machine, and the structure of the vicinity. It is a block diagram which shows the control circuit of the said pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the volume adjustment control process among the processing operations in the pachinko gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification of the volume switch which concerns on this embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 1a Game area 2 Game machine main body 3 Main door 4 Drawer door 11 Launch drive device 11a Launch stop button 45 Main control device 67 Voice control device (voice control means)
73 Voice generator (voice generator)
74 Game ball payout device 91, 191 Volume switch (adjustment unit)
92 Volume control unit (volume control means)
93 Volume control means 94 Volume control regulation switch (volume control regulation means)
A Pachinko machine a Game ball H Operation handle H1 Boss part H2 Handle body H3 Operation part H4a, H4b, H4c Finger hook

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine provided with a rotary operation handle as a driving opportunity of a launch drive means for launching a game medium into the machine, and a sound control means and a sound generation means for performing a sound effect notification,
A launch ball detection sensor for detecting a game medium to be launched in accordance with the operation of the rotary operation handle;
An adjustment portion that is displaceable in the circumferential direction along the outer periphery of the rotary operation handle;
Volume control means comprising volume control means for adjusting the volume of sound generated from the sound generation means in accordance with the amount of displacement of the adjustment section;
Volume adjustment regulation means for regulating the operation of the volume adjustment means separately from the rotary operation handle ,
The volume adjustment regulation means is arranged at a position where the player can operate with the same finger in a state where the player operates the rotary operation handle with one finger,
The volume adjusting means is arranged at a position where it can be operated with the same finger at the same time when operating the volume adjustment regulating means,
The game machine characterized in that the volume adjustment regulation means can be released by operating the regulation state of the volume adjustment means when the hit ball detection sensor detects the game medium . The voice control means returns to the preset initial volume after a predetermined time has elapsed after stopping the operation of firing the game medium by the rotary operation handle after the volume adjustment by the volume adjustment means is completed. The gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: 3. The sound control unit according to claim 1, wherein the voice control unit holds the volume adjusted by the volume control unit when a right relating to the lottery determination obtained by winning in the game is not digested. Gaming machine.

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